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A Clean Sweep?
Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe
An examination of how the Polish state and its people worked together to ethnically cleanse and colonize eastern Germany after 1945.

An Anthology of Henry George's Thought [Vol. 1, Henry George Centennial Trilogy]
Henry George, the centenary of whose death this three-volume anthology commemorates, was one of the first `social philosophers'; this anthology presents the essentials of his thought.

An Anthology of Tolstoy's Spiritual Economics [Vol. 2 Henry George Centennial]
A detailed examination of Tolstoy's political economy, with special emphasis on the influence of Henry George.

An Anthology of Single Land Tax Thought [vol 3, Henry George Centennial Trilogy]
Collection offering insights into George's Single Land Tax concept, an important part of his economic thinking.

Beyond Contractual Morality
Beyond Contractual Morality looks at current debates over the meaning of liberalism by reexamining their roots in eighteenth-century texts, which demonstrate the historical intertwining of political, legal and moral problems in their extension of social contract theory into various realms of public and private lives. Writers such as Rousseau, Voltaire, Sade, and Montesquieu are discussed.

Black Business and Economic Power
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
The first collection on historical and contemporary black business in Africa and the African diaspora in America, with contributors from a wide perspective of disciplines.

From the Boardroom to the War Room
This book chronicles the ideological changes experienced by the corporate liberals between World War I and World War II, illustrating how this group overcame a number of constraints to help reconfigure the American economy and prepare the country for war.

The Gamelan Digul and the Prison-Camp Musician Who Built It:
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
The story of a particular Javanese group of 'matching' musical instruments, the gamelan Digul, built in a notorious Dutch East Indies prison camp by a master musician and political activist, and the role in played in helping to foster Australian-Indonesian friendship.

Globalization and Catching-Up in Transition Economies
Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe
Globalization and post-communist transition are currently two of the most important economic issues. Kolodko considers the links between them, and the way forward for post-socialist economies.

Good Newes from Fraunce
An exploration of the importation of French political thought into England during the last decades of Elizabeth's reign.

Health Care Reform
An examination of the moral principles and institutional arrangements that will be needed to drive any new health care reform inititive.

David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America
Series: Rochester Studies in Philosophy
A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States.

Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe
Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe
An examination of the ways in which East Central Europe has been impacted by the interaction of politics, ideology, and diplomacy in the twentieth century.

Indirect Rule in South Africa
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
A groundbreaking new study of the ways in which South African leaders struggle to legitimize themselves through the costuming of political power.

Law, City, and King
Series: Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe
An in-depth examination of political activities in early modern France that opens up new perspectives on the local workings of the French state and the experiences of those who participated in it.

Migration in History
Series: Studies in Comparative History
A study of migration habits as a global phenomenon.

Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora

Namibia's Post-Apartheid Regional Institutions
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
An in-depth look at the development of democracy in Namibia during the year the Regional and National Councils began to function.

A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government.

A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994 (paperback)
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government.

Politics and the Political Imagination in Later Stuart Britain
New essays focussing on the problems of politics, women, and print culture in seventeenth-century Britain.

Post-Communist Transition:
Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe
An examination, by Poland's former Minister of Finance, of the underlying reasons why the transition from state-controlled to free market economies has not been as smooth as envisaged by the relevant governments and international organizations.

Presidential Disability

The Private Journals of the Long Parliament, vol. 1
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1625, volume 1
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1626, volume 1: House of Lords
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1626, volume 2: House of Commons
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1626, Volume 3: Appendixes and Indices
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1626, Volume 4: Appendixes and Indexes
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Commons Debates 1628, Volume 1: Introduction and Reference Materials
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Commons Debates 1628, volume 2: 17/3-19/4
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Commons Debates 1628 volume 3: 21/4-27/5
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Commons Debates 1628, volume 4: 28/5-26/6
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1628, Volume 5: Lords Proceedings
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in Parliament 1628, Volume 6: Appendixes and Indexes
Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament [Set]
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
The volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament present the records of proceedings in the House of Commons (5 volumes) and the House of Lords (3 volumes) beginning in November 1640. Volume 1 of the proceedings in the House of Commons is the first of two volumes leading up to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason.

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
The volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament present the records of proceedings in the House of Commons (5 volumes) and the House of Lords (3 volumes) beginning in November 1640. Volume 2 of the House of Commons debates continues the records of debates begun in Volume 1 that lead to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason.

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
The official record of the English Parliament as well as personal diaries from members recording the events of the Earl of Strafford's trial and the treaty with Scotland.

Proceedings of the Long Parliament, Volume 4
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
Further debates on the continuation of the parliament, as well as the end of the impeachment of Lord Strafford, an attempt to rescue him, and his execution.

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
Volume 5 of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament covers the period from 7 June through 17 July 1641, during which time the Act of Pacification with Scotland was finalized; this is the penultimate volume of text in the edition.

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
This volume reflects again the superb organization of the parliamentary body that met during these years.

Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament
Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament
This final volume of the edition includes the Appendix materials (Lists of Members by family name and constituency, Lists of Officials by family name and office, Lists of Committees, Table of Bills, and Chronological Table of Speeches) and the comprehensive Index.

A Profane Wit
A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester.

Propaganda and Zionist Education
A history of the Jewish National Fund and the ways it encouraged Jews around the world to buy land in Palestine in the years 1924-1947.

Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
A provocative investigation into the root causes of the Ethiopian political upheavals in the second half of the twentieth century.

Repositioning North American Migration History
Series: Studies in Comparative History
An in-depth look at trends in North American internal migration.

A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
Using the history of the Potts-Johnsons, who lived in the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria from 1912-1984, as a case study, this book reviews the migration history of the Saro in the Niger River delta.

The Triumph of Corporate Capitalism in France 1867-1914
An account of the rapid spread of the corporate form of organisation in France after 1867.

The United States and Decolonization in West Africa, 1950-1960
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
A history of America's tangled involvement in the transition of British and French West African territories to statehood.

The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe
Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora
A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism.

Violence in Nigeria
A comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution.

War and Ethnicity
Series: Studies on the Nature of War
A valuable collection of articles, which should be widely read. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Studies on war and violence in Bosnia, Somalia and other regions, their effect on ethnic minorities, and the intervention of political and other agencies.

Window on Congress
An analysis of the congressional career of Barber B. Conable, Jr., one of the most-respected legislators of modern times.